Ronaldo to Florentino: "I don't feel wanted"

Cristiano Ronaldo had a meeting on Saturday with Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez and José Angel Sánchez, general director. During the meeting, the forward told the president and the chief executive that he doesn't feel "wanted" at Real Madrid. He did not explain the reasons for his discontent, although there are a number of theories circulating at the club.

Ronaldo then blew his top yesterday, after Real Madrid's comfortable win over Granada, in which he scored two goals, his first league goals of the season. He said he was "sad" and that the people at the club were aware of this, which is of course true, following Saturday's meeting with Florentino Pérez and José Angel Sánchez.

The player was quite upfront: "I don't feel wanted", but he gave no more clues, and the club bosses did not ask for any. After the meeting they rang Ronaldo's agent, Jorge Mendes, who told them that Ronaldo had not had his head turned by some amazing offer. But it cannot be forgotten that the renewal of Cristiano's contract is still on standby.

Other sources hint at bad relationships between the Portuguese star and other companions in the dressing room. They speak of a falling-off in his relationship with some of the players who form the solid nucleus of the side, like Marcelo. And yet during the Granada match, his dealings with his team-mates were seen to be quite normal. Except that Cristiano did not celebrate his goals.

His words following the match in the mixed zone were a bombshell that rang out across the Bernabeu, and this morning he was supposed to attend an event in Lisbon, but in the end he did not go.